Finance Director

Hays are delighted to be working on a retained basis with a successful and established manufacturing company with UK headquarters near Deeside. This established business has five sites in the UK as well as over-seas subsidiaries and a combined turnover of c£50m.

As Finance Director you will report directly into the UK Managing Director and join an experienced and proven management team. You will lead from the front and manage a team of 8 in finance in order to produce accurate and meaningful accounts in line with statutory and company requirements. The business operates a central finance function for five sites across two trading entities. This position is hands on and the Finance Director will be involved in accounts production at all levels.

In addition to day to day management of the finance team the Finance Director will be instrumental in the Budgeting and Forecasting process in order to build a robust strategic plan with the Managing Director. This will involve significant experience of working with non-finance and challenging site managers and budget holders. The Finance Director will be the external face of Finance and manage relationships with any Investors and Auditors.

As a qualified accountant with significant experience in a similar role you will bring fresh ideas to the role with the drive and ambition to push for efficiency and improvement. You will embrace change and have previous experience in process and systems improvement. The Finance Director will be tasked with creating a value adding finance function who can deliver accurate monthly accounts by working day 5 and then have time to support the wider business.

To be considered for this role you must meet the following criteria –

• Fully qualified
• Extensive manufacturing/engineering experience
• Currently working at an FD or Head of Finance level
• Ideally have experience in a multi-site/entity business
• Stable and progressive career
• Live within a commutable distance of the head office

The successful applicant will join a growing business with a stable order book and 5 year plan to increase by 30% whilst maintaining profitability.

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